Patents by Inventor Benjamin Heneveld
Benjamin Heneveld has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11739691Abstract: A combustion engine component is disclosed. The combustion engine component comprises a body that includes a first surface in operative thermal communication with a hot combustion gas, and a second surface in operative fluid communication with a cooling fluid. Also, as disclosed in greater detail below, the second surface includes a first surface contour feature configured to increase a contact angle of a liquid on the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 10907480Abstract: A blade body of a turbine blade, which defines an interior cavity fluidly communicative with coolant, is provided. The blade body includes an interior surface and one or more pins extending from the interior surface. The interior surface and the one or more pins are disposable to thermally interact with the coolant. At least one of the one or more pins includes a first section and a second section interposed between the first section and the interior surface. The first section has a larger cross-sectional area than the second section.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 10787911Abstract: A gas turbine engine airfoil includes an outer wall including a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the outer wall defining an interior chamber of the airfoil. The airfoil further includes cooling structure provided in the interior chamber. The cooling structure defines an interior cooling cavity and includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlet holes, at least one of which is in communication with a pressure side cooling circuit and at least one of which is in communication with a suction side cooling circuit. At least one of the pressure and suction side cooling circuits includes: a plurality of rows of airfoils, wherein radially adjacent airfoils within a row define segments of cooling channels. Outlets of the segments in one row align aerodynamically with inlets of segments in an adjacent downstream row such that the cooling channels have a serpentine shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., MIKRO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Ching-Pang Lee, Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 10661337Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, and/or composition of matter configured for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, investment casting a product in a mold, the product comprising at least one wall, the mold comprising a core, an inner primary shell, and an outer secondary shell.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin Heneveld, John R. Paulus, Jon T. Moore
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Publication number: 20200109635Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine including: a body portion enclosing an interior compartment of the component, the body portion including an interior surface defining the interior compartment, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and one or more cooling holes within the body portion, wherein each of the one or more cooling holes extend from the interior surface to the exterior surface; and a porous mesh liner at least partially enclosing the exterior surface of the body portion, the porous mesh liner being fluidly connected to the one or more cooling holes, wherein the cooling holes in operation direct cooling airflow from the interior compartment of the component into the porous mesh liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20200102839Abstract: A blade body of a turbine blade, which defines an interior cavity fluidly communicative with coolant, is provided. The blade body includes an interior surface and one or more pins extending from the interior surface. The interior surface and the one or more pins are disposable to thermally interact with the coolant. At least one of the one or more pins includes a first section and a second section interposed between the first section and the interior surface. The first section has a larger cross-sectional area than the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20200095868Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine including: a wall enclosing an interior compartment of the component, the wall including an interior surface defining the interior compartment and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface; and a cooling hole extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface, the cooling hole including one or more flexures; wherein the wall increases from a first thickness to a second thickness at the cooling hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20200001368Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite component is provided. The method includes manufacturing a cast metallic component including a surface and defining an attachment point along the surface, placing a fugitive mold defining an element feature against the surface such that the element feature aligns with the attachment point, filling the element feature with powdered metallic material and heating the cast metallic component and the powdered metallic material to a temperature above a sintering temperature of the powdered metallic material and below a melting temperature of the cast metallic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Heneveld, Joel H. Wagner, John Paulus
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Publication number: 20200003120Abstract: A combustion engine component is disclosed. The combustion engine component comprises a body that includes a first surface in operative thermal communication with a hot combustion gas, and a second surface in operative fluid communication with a cooling fluid. Also, as disclosed in greater detail below, the second surface includes a first surface contour feature configured to increase a contact angle of a liquid on the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20190003319Abstract: A gas turbine engine airfoil includes an outer wall including a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the outer wall defining an interior chamber of the airfoil. The airfoil further includes cooling structure provided in the interior chamber. The cooling structure defines an interior cooling cavity and includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlet holes, at least one of which is in communication with a pressure side cooling circuit and at least one of which is in communication with a suction side cooling circuit. At least one of the pressure and suction side cooling circuits includes: a plurality of rows of airfoils, wherein radially adjacent airfoils within a row define segments of cooling channels. Outlets of the segments in one row align aerodynamically with inlets of segments in an adjacent downstream row such that the cooling channels have a serpentine shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Ching-Pang Lee, Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 9995150Abstract: A gas turbine engine airfoil includes an outer wall including a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the outer wall defining an interior chamber of the airfoil. The airfoil further includes cooling structure provided in the interior chamber. The cooling structure defines an interior cooling cavity and includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlet holes, at least one of which is in communication with a pressure side cooling circuit and at least one of which is in communication with a suction side cooling circuit. At least one of the pressure and suction side cooling circuits includes: a plurality of rows of airfoils, wherein radially adjacent airfoils within a row define segments of cooling channels. Outlets of the segments in one row align aerodynamically with inlets of segments in an adjacent downstream row such that the cooling channels have a serpentine shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ching-Pang Lee, Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 9878369Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, and/or composition of matter configured for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, investment casting a product in a mold, the product comprising at least one wall, the mold comprising a core, an inner primary shell, and an outer secondary shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Mikro Systems, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heneveld, John R. Paulus, Jon T. Moore
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Patent number: 9555470Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, and/or composition of matter configured for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, investment casting a product in a mold, the product comprising at least one wall, the mold comprising a core, an inner primary shell, and an outer secondary shell.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Mikro Systems, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heneveld, John R. Paulus, Jon T. Moore
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Patent number: 9387533Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, and/or composition of matter configured for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, investment casting a product in a mold, the product comprising at least one wall, the mold comprising a core, an inner primary shell, and an outer secondary shell.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Mikro Systems, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Heneveld, John R. Paulus, Jon T. Moore
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Patent number: 9057277Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or composition of matter adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a first form comprising: a plurality of surface artifacts that substantially spatially replicate a surface geometry of a stacked foil mold; and a prong that is adapted to form a hole in a cast product.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Mikro Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael Appleby, John Paulus, Iain Fraser, Jill Klinger, Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20140342176Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or composition of matter adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a first form comprising: a plurality of surface artifacts that substantially spatially replicate a surface geometry of a stacked foil mold; and a prong that is adapted to form a hole in a cast product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Michael Appleby, John Paulus, Iain Fraser, Jill Klinger, Benjamin Heneveld
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Patent number: 8813824Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or composition of matter adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a first form comprising: a plurality of surface artifacts that substantially spatially replicate a surface geometry of a stacked foil mold; and a prong that is adapted to form a hole in a cast product.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Mikro Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael Appleby, John Paulus, Iain Fraser, Jill Klinger, Benjamin Heneveld
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Publication number: 20130139990Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or composition of matter adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a first form comprising: a plurality of surface artifacts that substantially spatially replicate a surface geometry of a stacked foil mold; and a prong that is adapted to form a hole in a cast product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Inventors: Michael Appleby, John Paulus, Iain Fraser, Jill Klinger, Benjamin Heneveld